BERLIN, May 25. -- Baron von Holstein, who for many years was Director of the Division of Higher Politics of the Foreign Office, and who, since his retirement in 1906, has continued to exercise a certain influence in the foreign policy of Germany, discusses Franco-German relations in a remarkable interview made public to-day. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on May 26, 1908, on Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: FRANCO-GERMAN RELATIONS.; Bound to Improve, von Holstein Says -- But Frankfort Treaty Must Stand. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe